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24 July 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- William Bergolla 2B CIN 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI &
2-4, 2B, 2 RBI ... Dane Sardinha C CIN 2-4, R, 2 RBI
... T.J. Pena SS ATL 2-4, R ... Scott Thorman
1B ATL 2-5 ... Adam Bernero ATL 5 5 2 1 1 4, 0.90
... Shane Victorino CF PHI 1-3, 15th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
... Pedro Liriano PHI 4 6 4 3 6 4, 3.91 ...
John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 2-6, RBI ... rehab, Corey
Koskie 3B TOR 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP ... Jamie
Vermilyea TOR 6 4 3 2 1 7, 8.03 ... B.J. Upton DH TB 1-3,
R, 3 BB ... Delmon Young RF TB 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI
... Jason Hammel TB 6 7 2 2 3 3, 4.63 ...
Carlos Pena 1B & DH DET 0-3 & 1-4, 2 RBI ... Marcus
Thames RF & LF DET 0-1, RBI, BB, SF & 0-0, 4 BB ... Joel
Zumaya DET 6 4 2 2 3 7, 7.71 ... Jeremy Guthrie
CLE 8 8 5 5 2 5, 5.54 ... Abe Alvarez BOS 6-1/3 5 5 1
1 2, 4.60 ... Nate McLouth CF PIT 2-4, SB ...
Brian Bannister NYN 7 9 4 4 0 8, 3.55 ... Kevin
Thompson CF NYA 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, HBP ... Melky
Cabrera DH NYA 2-4, 2 R, SB ... Terry Tiffee 3B
MIN 2-5, R ... Jason Bartlett SS MIN 2-5, R ...
Chris Heintz DH MIN 2-5, 2B, RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Joe Saunders ANA,
gave up a leadoff double, then nada in s CG win, 7 1 0 0 4 7, 3.29 ...
Casey Kotchman ANA 1-2, homer & 1-4, .276 ...
Prince Fielder MIL 2-4, 19th homer, .254 ... Jason
Botts TEX 2-4, 20th homer, 3 RBI, .295 ... Juan
Dominguez TEX 5 2 0 0 0 4 ... Ryan Shealy COL 3-4,
2 homers (18), 4 RBI, .338 ... Yuniesky Betancourt SS SEA 3-4, .298
EASTERN (AA) -- Vince Perkins TOR 5 4 3 2
1, 3.81 ... Lastings Milledge NYN 1-5, walk, .410
... Merkin
Valdez SF 5-2/3 7 7 7 2 8, 5-5, 3.38 ...
Fred Lewis SF,
4-5, 2 doubles (18), .268 ... Dan Denham CLE, fine season, 7 3 0 0 1 6, 3.14
... Franklin
Gutierrez CLE, CF & leadoff 1-4, 10th homer, .232
SOUTHERN (AA) --
Russell Martin C LA 0-4, .302 ... Delwyn
Young 2B LA 2-5, RBI, .291 ... Andy
LaRoche 3B LA 0-3, 2 BB, .274 ...
James Loney 1B LA 0-4, .280 ... Joel
Guzman SS LA 2-4, run, 5th SB, .286 ...
Edwin Jackson PH LA 0-1, .167 ...
Justin Orenduff LA much better 5.0 2 2 0 1 6, 4.78 ...
Hong Chih Kuo LA 2.0 0 0 0 1 3, 1.74 (1st
save) ... Robert Andino SS FLA 0-3, run,
.273 ... Jeremy Hermida OF FLA 1-3, run,
20th SB, .302 ... Reggie Abercrombie OF FLA
1-4, 2B, run, 2 K's (96), .280 ... Nick
Ungs FLA 6.0 7 3 2 2 2 3.49 ... Josh
Burrus OF ATL 0-3, 2 runs, .229 ...
Gregor Blanco OF ATL 2-3, 3B, 2 runs, 2 RBI, .235 ...
Luis Hernandez SS ATL good thing he
only weighs 150 so the Mendoza line is still far off 0-3, RBI, .221 ...
D'Angelo Jimenez SS CIN 3-5, 2B, 2 runs,
.281 ... Phil Dumatrait CIN 5.0 4 3
3 3 5, 3.38 ... Arian Cruz CIN 1.0 2 0 0
0, 0.00 (W) for the season, 14.2 IP, 6 hits, 0 BB, 17 K's ...
Noochie Varner OF AZ 1-4, .290 ...
Dan Uggla 2B AZ 0-3, run, .328 ...
Jesus Cota 1B AZ 1-3, .261 ...
Jon Zeringue OF AZ 1-4, 2B, run, RBI,
.267 ... Jamie D'Antona 3B AZ 2-4, HR, 2
RBI, .256 ... Marland Williams OF AZ 0-4,
.231 ... Luis Montanez OF CHN 3-3, run,
RBI, 2 BB, .310 ... Brandon Sing 1B CHN
0-3, 2 BB, 2 K's, .295 ... Carlos Marmol
CHN 7.0 2 1 1 3 7 1 3.34 ... Elliott
Johnson 2B TAM 0-4, 2 K's, 38th SB, .295 ...
Wes Bankston 1B TAM 1-4, .306 ...
Shawn Riggans C TAM 0-4, .268 ...
Gaby Martinez OF TAM 1-3, .222
TEXAS (AA) -- Joaquin Arias TEX 3-4,
double, (hitting .197 at the end of April, .234 by the end of May, .284 end of
June, now up to .310) ... Howie Kendrick ANA 2-4,
double ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, 14th homer, .348
... Tyler Minges STL 3-5, double, .315
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Brandon Wood ANA, extending
his minor league homer lead, 2-3, 33rd double, 34th homer, walk, .325 ...
Kevin Melillo 2B OAK 2-3, walk, 2 RBI, .316 (a hit in each of his 18
games in the CAL, 30 game streak overall) ... Troy
Tulowitzki SS COL 3-5, .294 ... Ian Stewart COL
3-4, double, .280
CAROLINA (A+) -- Nick Markakis BAL 1-4, R, K
... Matt Esquivel ATL 1-3, R, HR (16), 2 RBI (67), BB
... Jarrod Saltalamacchia ATL 3-4, 2 R, double (24), RBI, K
... Micah Schnurstein CHA 2-4, K ... Chad
Spann BOS 3-4, 2 R, double, HR (9), RBI, K
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Jordan Tata DET 6 4
0 0 5 7, 9-2, 2.44 ... Tyler Clippard NYA 7 1 0 0 0 8,
3.36 ... Greg Miller LA, solid progress, 2 0 0 0 0 3
... Matt Kemp LA 2-4, 2 homers (21), .293 ...
Brian Dopirak CHN 2-4, 10th homer, .244 ... David
Purcey TOR 5 7 3 3 2 5, 3.63
MIDWEST (A) -- Matt Tuiasosopo SEA 1-4 (.283)
... B.J. Szymanski CIN 1-4, 3 K's (.270) ... Eric
Patterson CHN 3-4, 9th HR (.340) ... Josh Rainwater
DET 3 2/3 1 0 0 1 7 (3.56) ... underappreciated teenager David
Winfree MIN 2-5, triple (.280) .. Juan Lucena STL 1-4
(.307) ... Matt Bush SD 0-2, but 2 BB's ...
Sean Kazmar SD 2-4, 22nd double, 14th error (.261) ...
a Saturday sombrero Javier Herrera OAK 0-5, 4 K's (.266) ...
Luis Cota KC 5 2 1 1 3 7 (3.49) ... Brian
McFall KC 0-3, 2 K's (.229)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Craig Whitaker SF 1-2/3 3
3 0 1 3, 5.45 ... Jeff Corsaletti BOS 2-5,
run ... Yuniel Escobar ATL 3-6, 2 runs
... Brandon Jones ATL 4-5, 2 homers, 4 RBI, 3 runs, 2
walks, .324 ... Travis Denker LA 1-4,
homer, 3 RBI ... Trevor Crowe CLE 2-5, run
... Ambiorix Concepcion NYN 2-4, RBI, SB (25)
... Aaron Laffey CLE 5-2/3 6 3 3 0 6, (W, 7-4), 2.54
... Mark Rogers MIL 4-1/3 6 6 6 5 5, (L, 1-7), 4.74
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Brett Gardner CF
NYY 2-4, 2R, BB ... Jon Poterson RF NYY 0-4, R, RBI, K
... Jacoby Ellsbury CF BOS 1-1 ... Jed
Lowrie SS BOS 2-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI ... Luis Soto RF
BOS 1-3, HR, 2BB, K (11 game hit streak) ... Jeff Landing
NYM 7 2 2 0 1 2 ... Cory Patton RF TOR 2-4, 2R, 2 2B,
RBI ... Ryan Patterson CF TOR 1-4, R, RBI ...
Wladimir Sutil SS HOU 2-5, R, 2B ... Pete
Sellers 1B HOU 2-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI ... Matt Cunningham
RF HOU 3-3, 3R, HR, 4RBI, BB, 2SB ... Brian Bogusevic
HOU 1 0 0 0 0 1 ... Ryan Steinbach SS BAL 4-4, R
... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-4, R, 2B, 2RBI, BB ...
Ryan Edell CLE 4 3 0 0 2 8 ... Tyler Greene
SS STL 2-5, 2R, 2B, 3RBI, 3K ... Carlos De La Cruz LF
STL 4-5, K ... Nick Webber STL 7 2 0 0 4 4 ...
Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 2-5, 3B, 3K
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Shane Lindsay COL 2
2 2 2 3 5, 2.17 (53Ks in 29 IP) ... John Mayberry OF
TEX beginning to get a feel for the pro game, 3-4, double, 3 runs, .227
... Steve Murphy OF TEX 3-4, triple, .341 ...
Nick Pereira SF 5 5 1 1 1 2, 1.76 ... Michael
Mooney OF SF 2-3, 3rd triple, 3rd homer, walk, 4 RBI, .371
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --
in his Appy debut, a line you don’t see every
day: Cody Wargo (C BAL) 1-2, 3 RBI (3), BB, K, SF ... not often you
get to knock in 3 runs in one game with a lone single and no extra base hits…
Jacob Butler (RF TOR, 8th rd.) 3-4, R, HR (7), 4 RBI (24),
.269 BA… P.J. Hiser (1B CLE) 3-3, R, HR (8), 2 RBI (27), BB, CS (2),
.290 BA… Maxi Ramirez (C ATL) 3-4, 2 R, .368 BA… Devin Anderson
(SP ATL) W (3-0), 6 2 2 2 1 5, 2.16 ERA… Juan Portes (2B MIN) 2-4, 2
R, 2B, BB, CS (2), E (6), .367 BA… still unscored upon, Tim Lahey (RP
MIN) SV (9), 1 0 0 0 3, 0.00 ERA… Cardinals’ top pick Colby Rasmus (CF
STL, 28th overall) 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI (6), .282 BA… Cory Wells
(RF NYM) 4-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (2), 4 RBI (10), .283 BA, but CS (1) and 2 E…
looking like a nice pick, SUNY Stony Brook’s Kevin Fitzgeraled (RP STL,
45th rd.) SV (7), 1 0 0 0 0 1, 0.63 ERA… tough loss for Ricky
Brooks (SP CWS, 3nd rd.) L (0-2), 5 6 2 1 0 3, 2.89 ERA)
... Friday catch-up - Wilfrido Perez (SP BAL) 5 2 1 0 3 9,
3.72 ERA… Koby Clemens (3B HOU) 1-4, R, 2B, .286 BA… eye popping:
Eric Campbell (3B ATL) 3-3, 4 R, 3 2B (10), 2 RBI (23), 3 SB (9), .276 BA…
still running wild, Ovandy Suero (2B ATL) 2-4, 3 R, 3B (5), BB, K, SB
(21), .336 BA, E (3)… 3rd rounder Ryan Mullins (Vandy, SP
MIN) W (2-0), 6 1 2 1 2 9, 1.95 ERA and now 39/9 K/BB ratio and just 16 hits
yielded in 27-2/3 IP for the powerhouse Elizabethtown Twins (26-5 overall)…
Chuck Carter (LF STL, 27th rd.) 3-4, 3 R, HR (2), 3 RBI (17),
.290 BA… 2nd round pick (70th overall) Josh Wilson
(SP STL) posting a nice line with W (1-0), 6 1 2 1 2 2, 3.70 ERA.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 3b Gary Perez KC 3-4, HR(2),
2RBI, 2b ... SS Christopher McConnell KC 1-5, 3b(4)
... 3b Rusty Ryal ARI 3-4, 2R, RBI, E ... P
Matt Green ARI 3.2 9 6 6 2 4 (7.88) ... 2b Jesus
Soto LAD 2-4, HR(5), 3R, 3RBI, BB, 2SB(5) ... 3b Russell
Mitchell LAD 1-3, 2R, 2BB, SB(2) ... CF Brandon
Roberts CIN 1-4, R, BB, SB(17) ... 3b Corey Wimberly
COL 2-5, 2R, 2SB(17), CS(7) ... C Angel Salome Mil
2-3, RBI, R, 2b, BB (.427), 2E, PB ... RF Brendon Katin
Mil 1-4, 2RBI, R, (.424), E ... 1b Ned Yost, Jr
Mil 2-4, 2b, 3RBI
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Clint Everts WAS, 3
4 3 1 1 3 ... Christopher Volstad FLO's 1st rounder
(16th overall), 7 7 3 1 0 7, 2.00 ... James Avery CIN 2 2 0 0 1 6 ...
Reymond Cruz PHI 6 2 0 0 0 9, 3.00 (5 BB, 34 K in 30 IP)
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Josh Johnson SS KC 4-4,
double, 2 walks ... Jose Duarte
OF KC 4-4, 3 RBI, .383 ... Wally Backman TEX 1B 2-4, 2 homers, .375 ...
Donald Veal,
Cubs' 2nd rounder, 3 1 1 1 1 4 ... Curtis Ledbetter SEA 3-5, triple, .328
Troop
Movements ... DET - Justin Verlander up, Kevin Hooper
to AAA, Vic Darensbourg up, Verlander to AA ... KC - Kyle Snyer up,
JP Howell to AAA ... MIN - Michael Ryan to AAA,
Scott Baker up, Baker to AAA, Terry Tiffee up ... TEX -
James Baldwin, Adrian Gonzalez up, Erasmo Ramirez, Marshall
McDougall to AAA ... TOR - David Bush up ... CIN
- traded Joe Randa to SD for Justin Germano, Travis
Chick, recalled Edwin Encarnacion ... COL -
Anderson Machado, Randy Williams up, Eddy
Garabito to AAA, Jason Jennings DL ... FLO - activated Josh
Beckett, Travis Smith to AAA ... SD - Sean Burroughs
to AAA, Craig Breslow up ... ANA - Jered Weaver
promoted to AA Arkansas ...
Zach Chalifour, RotoTimes, with notes on some struggling prospects :
" ... Franklin
Gutierrez ... was rated one of the top outfield prospects in
baseball following a 24-homer season in 2003 for the Dodgers, and the Indians
acquired him for the disgruntled Milton Bradley ... 22-year-old lost
his power stroke in 2004 as he went deep just five times, but he did hit over
.300 while playing at Double-A Akron. He's back at Akron this season and
although he has regained some of his power stroke with a total of nine home runs
in his first 78 games, he's otherwise having a very poor season ...
will not be a surprise if he drops off the majority of prospect lists until he
can once again prove himself."
" ... Eric Duncan
... Rated by Baseball America as the Yankees' top prospect at the
start of the season, Duncan has not only been overshadowed by the success of
fellow prospects ... he's also had a very disappointing
season of his own. The 20-year-old has never hit for a very good average
throughout his career, but he's currently on pace for a career low in batting
average as he is currently hitting at just a .239 clip. He has continued to hit
for power, however, as he's slammed 13 home runs and driven in 46 runs.
Additionally, Duncan has demonstrated relatively strong plate discipline by
drawing 50 walks in 96 games. The 2003 first-round draft pick remains somewhat
of a wild card because of his low batting average, but he is still very young
for the Double-A level and could reach New York as soon as the second half of
next season with better results at the plate."
Scott Rex, OnDeck, updates
his Southern League prospect chart :
1. Jeremy Hermida, OF, FLO
6. Andy LaRoche, 3B, LA
2. Joel Guzman, SS, LA
7. Felix Pie, OF, CHN
3. Chad Billingsley, RHP, LA 8. Brian McCann, C, ATL
4. Jeff Francoeur, OF, ATL 9. Chris Young,
OF, CHA
5. Scott Olsen, LHP, FLO 10. Jason
Vargas, LHP, FLO
Cubs farm ... bad news, good news :
" ... Pitcher Angel
Guzman most likely will not pitch in a game this year because of
inflammation in his right elbow. Guzman had been slowed by a strained right
forearm, but during a side session, he began to feel pain in his elbow. The Cubs
have decided to shut him down. Outfielder Felix
Pie, who has a bone bruise on his ankle, is at least one week away from
resuming play for Double-A West Tenn. Pie was batting .304 with 11 homers and 25
RBIs in 59 games for West Tenn." (MLB.com)
John Sickels, MinorLeagueBall, on
Brandon Wood ANA :
" ... How much does Wood
have left to learn in the California League? Probably not much. .322/.386/.683,
with 33 homers in 93 games. Hard to beat that, especially from a decent
defensive shortstop. Even accounting for California League stat inflation, his
progress has been remarkable this year. So why the promotion delay? Wood is
still just 20. He went into a horrible slump in late July last year in the
Midwest League, as he seemed to wear down in the humid Midwest air. He still has
some occasional trouble with strike zone judgment, his defense still needs
polish, and the Angels already have a good shortstop prospect at Double-A. So,
right now, there are some legitimate reasons for them to be patient with him."
Jon Papelbon BOS, beaten 1-0 Thursday, looks beyond the W-L record :
" ... I felt good, and I
felt confident out there," he said of his eight-frame performance, one in which
he scattered six hits and an earned run (without a walk) ... "The
most effective pitch I threw, obviously, was the fastball inside. The more you
hit that inside corner, the more it makes it easier to open up the outer half.
"After they scored that run, I just kept chugging along. I always thought that
we’d get things going (offensively), but that’s just the nature of this game.
You have to deal with one-run defeats." ... Skipper Ron
Johnson was also pleased with the 89-pitch outing, one that followed an
inauspicious performance in a 10-2 loss at Ottawa back on July 16. "Jon did a
nice job out there," he stated. "He had a good outing (in his debut on July 7,
when Papelbon allowed three hits and whiffed seven in a six-inning stint of a
7-3 loss to the Lynx at McCoy), then scuffled in the next one. He’s a power
pitcher, and I liked the command of his fastball and moving it inside and out.
When you have control of the fastball, that’s when you can mix in the off-speed
stuff like the curveball, the slider and splitter. That will make the hitters
more off-balance and makes you more efficient." (Pawtucket
Times)
WAS 3B prospect Kory Casto on a mid-summer surge, .462 in July in 67 ABs
:
" ... Casto
simply attributes his streak to staying composed. “I’m being more consistent,
going up every at-bat with the same approach,” he said. “I found something
that’s working and I’m sticking to it.” Casto, who is ranked ninth among
Washington Nationals prospects, according to Baseball America, hit four home
runs during a recent series against the Salem Avalanche, including a walk-off
home run in the 10th inning on Monday. “He seems to be one of those guys that
hits home runs in spurts.” Nationals manager Bob Henley said. “When he gets
going he’s fun to watch. He can really hurt you.” Casto reached his home run
total from last season on July 19, hitting his 16th ... next
day he exceeded his personal record, hitting his 17th ...
“When everything is going good it’s easy to forget about mechanics. But
mechanics are something you can’t forget about. I’ve shortened my swing, and I’m
being more consistent,” Casto explained ... named the league’s
player of the week twice - once in May and once in July." (Potomac
News)
23 July 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-3, R, HBP
...
Scott Thorman 1B ATL 2-3, BB ... Roman Colon
ATL 5 5 2 2 2 4, 2.57 ... Shane Victorino CF PHI 2-4,
2B, R, RBI, BB ...
Gabe Gross RF TOR 2-5, 4th HR, R, 2 RBI ... rehab,
Corey
Koskie 3B TOR 0-4 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-4, 1 error
... Delmon
Young RF TB 2-4, 2nd HR, R, RBI ... Chris Seddon
TB 3-1/3 7 8 7 1 1, 6.62 ... Ryan Raburn DH DET 2-5,
R, RBI ... Carlos
Pena 1B DET 2-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI ... Marcus Thames
RF DET 1-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI ... Kenny Baugh DET 5-2/3 9 4
4 2 1, 3.36 ...
Brian Tallet CLE 4 8 7 6 2 4, 4.47 ... Kevin
Youkilis
3B BOS 2-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI, SF ... Lenny DiNardo BOS 6 8
3 3 2 3, 3.32 ... Brandon McCarthy CHA 6 4 2 1 1
8,5.06 ... Chris
Heintz DH MIN 2-4, R, 2 RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Adrian
Gonzalez 1B TEX 3-4, 2 doubles, .316 ... Jason Botts
TEX 1-4, 19th homer, .293 ... Corey Patterson CHN 0-4,
.222 ... Brian
Tollberg,
making a comeback in the HOU system, 7 1 0 0 1 5 ... Clint
Nageotte SEA
2 0 0 0 1 3 ... Alberto Callaspo ANA 1-4, .219 ...
Matt Watson
OAK 3-4, 2 homers (13), .312
EASTERN (AA) -- Hanley Ramirez
SS BOS 0-3, .268 AVG ... David Espinosa OF DET 2-4, HR
(8), RBI (34), .301 AVG … Mike Jacobs 1B NYN 2-4, 3B (2), RBI
(67), .318 AVG … Aaron Baldris 3B NYN 0-4, .276 AVG … Lastings
Miledge OF NYN 2-4, 2 SB (5), 2B (9), 2 RBI (4), .441 AVG … Paul
Bonifay 1B PIT 3-3, 2B (13), HR (18), RBI (51), .282 AVG … Alexander
Romero OF MIN 4-5, 2B (22), 3 RBI (55), .295 AVG … Ryan
Zimmerman 3B WAS 3-5, 2B (7), .267 AVG … Chip Cannon 1B TOR
0-3, .238 AVG … Curtis Thigpen C TOR 2-4, .316 AVG … Anibal
Sanchez BOS 7 3 0 0 2 11, W, 1.23 ERA … Ismael Ramirez TOR
6-2/3 8 2 2 0 7, 4.13 ERA … Yusmerio Petit NYN 9 5 2 2 0 7, W (5),
2.83 ERA … Richard Rundles WAS 6-1/3 6 4 1 0 3, W (6), 3.55 ERA …
Matt Peterson PIT 6 7 4 4 2 3, 6.11 ERA … Brian Burres
SF 1-2/3 7 7 7 3 1, 3.73 ERA … Jeremy Sowers CLE 6-2/3 7 3 3 0 6,
2.04 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- D'Angelo Jimenez SS
CIN 1-4, solo HR, .272 ... Josh Hall CIN 7 7 4 4 0 4 .
... Bubba
Nelson CIN 1.1 3 2 2 1 2, 3.81 (L, 2nd BS) now 2-3 ... Dan
Uggla 2B AZ 2-4, 12th HR, 3 RBI, .330 ... Miguel
Montero C AZ 2-4, RBI, .310 ... Jesus Cota
1B AZ 0-3, .260 ... Jon
Zeringue OF AZ 2-4, 2B, RBI, 8th SB, . 267 ... Jamie
D'Antona
3B AZ 0-3 .253 ... Marland Williams OF AZ 1-4,
RBI, .234 ...
Mr. Jenny Finch AZ 1 1 0 0 1 0, 2.59 (W) now 6-0 ...
Jax/Car 5 innings due to rain ... Russell Martin C LA
0-3, .306 ...
Andy LaRoche 3B LA 1-2, RBI, .282 ... James
Loney 1B LA 0-2, .283 ... Joel Guzman SS LA
(hitting 7th) 0-2, 4th SB, .284 ... Edwin Jackson LA
oy vey 4 9 6 5 2 2, 4.11 (L) now 3-3 ...
Robert Andino SS FLA 1-3, RBI, .275 ... Jeremy
Hermida OF FLA 2-2, 2B, RBI, .301 ... Reggie
Abercrombie OF FLA 2-2, 3B, .283 ... Anthony Gwynn
OF MIL 2-5, 2B, RBI .266 ...
Brad Nelson OF MIL 0-3, .325 ... Casey
Rogowski 1B CHA 1-5, .324 ... Josh Fields 3B CHA
2-4, HR, 3 RBI, .252 ...
Ryan Sweeney OF CHA 0-4, .278 ... Ryan Meaux
CHA 3 1 0 0 1 2, 2.66 (W) now 5-2 ... Sean Thompson SD
6 4 2 1 3 3, 4.10 ... Josh Burrus OF ATL 0-4,
RBI, .244 ... Gregor
Blanco OF ATL 1-4, .231 ... Luis Hernandez SS ATL
0-3, .223 ... Luis Montanez OF CHN 3-5, 2 2B,
8th HR, 2 RBI, .231 ...
Brandon Sing 1B CHN 3-4, 2 HR (20), 3 RBI, .298 ...
Ricky
Nolasco CHN 5 8 5 5 2 7 3, 3.43 ... Elliott Johnson
2B TAM 3-5, 2B, 37th SB, .306 ... Wes Bankston 1B TAM
1-4, 10th HR, RBI, .308 ... Gaby Martinez OF TAM 0-4,
2 K's, .221
TEXAS (AA) -- Andre Ethier OAK
3-4, 2R, HR(14), RBI(56), .332 ... Brian Stavisky OAK
2-4, R, RBI(58), .303 ... Casey Myers (C) OAK 3-4, R,
2B, RBI(26), .346 ... Daric Barton OAK 3-4, 2R, 2R,
2B, HR(2), 3RBI(12), .340 ...
Jason Windsor OAK (W 3-3) 6 8 3 3 2 4 (3.83) ... Jason
Hirsh HOU (L,8-8) 4 6 5 4 1 4 (3.22) ... Joaquin Arias
TX 2-4, 2B, RBI(37), .305 ... Steven Shell ANA (W,7-7)
5-1/3 2 2 2 5 7 (4.40) ... Tyler Minges STL 2-3, 3R,
HR(17), RBI(54), .311
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Nate Schierholtz SF
3-4, 10th homer, 5 RBI, .319 ... Chris Carter ARZ OF
2-3, 21st homer, .310 ... Seth Smith COL 2-5, 2
doubles (36), .307 ...
Ian Stewart COL 2-5, 18th double, .274 ... Troy
Tulowitzki
SS COL 1-4, double, .261 ... Kevin Mahar CF TEX,
leadoff, 3-5, 15th homer, .337
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jeff Fiorentino BAL
2-5, 2 R, .276 ... Mario Delgado BAL 2-4, 2 R, double,
HR (18), 4 RBI (54), .325 ... Nick Markakis BAL 2-4,
R, HR (11), 2 RBI (56), K, .295 ... Matt Esquivel ATL
1-4, double (23), RBI (65), BB, K, .284 ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL 2-5, R, double (23), 2 K, .298 ... Robert
Valido CHA 0-4, BB, K, .297 ... Micah
Schnurstein CHA 0-4, K, .285 ... Thomas Collaro
CHA 2-4, double, 2 RBI (70), K, .270 ... Lance Broadway
CHA 5 5 3 3 3 6 (3.52)
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Carlos Villanueva
MIL 7 4 1 1 1 10, 2.00 ... Anthony Swarzak MIN 5 11 4
4 0 ...
Chuck Tiffany LA 6 4 1 1 1 11, 3.23 (29 walks, 103 Ks in 86 2/3s)
MIDWEST (A) -- injury, or just a shelling?
Jair Jurrjens DET 1 4 3 3 2 2 ... Reid Brignac TB
1-5 (.259) ... Kyle Waldrop MIN 4 10 6 6 1 3 (4.97)
... still progressing
Trevor Plouffe MIN 2-4, but 26th error (.235) ...
Michael
Collins ANA 2-4 ... ugh Matt Bush SD 0-4, 31st E
... Cliff
Pennington OAK 0-4 (.272) ... Ian Gac TEX 1-5,
2 K's ...
Oswaldo Navarro SEA 2-4, 19th double (.269) ... A.J.
Wideman
TOR 5 6 2 2 1 5 (4.83) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 22nd double
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Travis Denker LA
3-3, 2 runs & 2-4, homer, 2 RBI ... Scott
Elbert LA 7 3 0 0 1 6, (W, 5-5), 3.23 ... Brad
Davis FLA 3-4, double, 2 RBI ... Taylor
Tankersley FLA 6 4 2 2 3 5, 3.65 ... It's been a
while; Hunter Pence HOU 1-4, solo homer (25th) ...
Ambiorix Concepcion NYN 3-6, solo homer, 3 runs ...
Hernan Iribarren MIL 3-5, double, 2 runs
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Ryan
Patterson LF TOR 1-4, RBI, K ... Pete Sellers 3B
HOU 2-4, HR, 2RBI, BB ... Nick Evans 1B NYM 3-5, 2HR,
6RBI, K ... Waner
Mateo NYM 5 7 1 1 2 5 ... Steve Pearce 1B PIT
2-5, 2B, 3RBI ... Nolan Reimold RF BAL 1-4, R, 2B, BB
... Keith Reed
DH BAL 3-5, HR, 4RBI ... Tyler Greene SS STL 4-6, R, 2
2B, 4RBI, 2 K, E ... Jon Poterson RF NYY 1-5 ...
Jacoby Ellsbury
CF BOS 0-3, R, BB, 2K, SB (9) ... Jed Lowrie 2B BOS
2-3, 2R, HR, 3RBI, K ... Luis Soto RF BOS 2-4, 2RBI
... Ryan Phillips
BOS 2.2 5 3 3 3 2 ... Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 1-4, HR, K,
E (11) ...
Jeremy Slayden LF PHI 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K ... Scott
Mitchinson PHI 7 7 5 2 2 6 ... Wade Townsend TB 2
0 0 0 1 1 ... Ricky Romero TOR 1st rounder, pro debut, 2 2 0
0 1 2
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Darin Downs
CHN 6 4 1 1 0 5, 2.16 ... Chase Headley 3B SD 3-5, 2
doubles, 4 RBI, .286 ... Jeffrey Flaig 1B SEA
2-5, homer, .333 ...
Pablo Sandoval 3B SF 3-4, .328 ... OAK 1st rounder OF
Travis
Buck 2-4, walk, .412
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- 3B Eric Campbell
ATL 3-3, 3 doubles, 4 runs ... Ryan Mullins MIN 6 1 2
1 2 9, 1.95
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- Jason Neighborgall
ARZ, 1 1 4 0 2 2, HB, WP ... CF Charlie Fermaint MIL,
leadoff, 3-5, 6th double, 8th homer, .346
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- lefty Travis
Wood CIN, 2nd rounder, 3 2 0 0 1 6, 17 2/3s scoreless innings to begin
his pro career, 5 walks, 31 Ks ... SS Audy Ciriaco DET
1-5, 5th homer ... SS Elvis Andrus ATL 2-3, double,
.322 ... Junior Contreras 1B NYN 2-2, walk, 3rd homer, .357
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Jorge Campillo SEA,
getting closer to getting a look, 5 3 0 0 0 8 ... an
interesting addition to the Cubs' roster, Nomar Garciaparra at SS,
1-2 ... Dean
Zorn SEA, yet another SS, 3-5 ... Patrick Phillips
ANA, back at SS, 2-4, 2-4, 2 RBI, 8th SB, 7th error, .352 ... two
OAK 2nd rounders making their pro debuts, Craig Italiano 1 0
0 0 0 1,
Jared Lansford 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Troop
Movements ... DET - Placido Polanco DL, Curtis Granderson
up, Doug Creek designated for assignment, acquired John McDonald from TOR for
PTNBL ... CHA - Frank Thomas DL, Ross Gload activated
... STL - Scott Rolen DL, Scott Seabol up ... TB - activated
Jesus Colome from DL, Lance Carter to AAA, Pete LaForest up, Kevin Cash
to AAA ... SF - Edgardo Alfonzo activated from DL,
Adam Shabala to AAA ... ARZ - Armando Almanza outright to AAA
... PIT - Paul Maholm promoted to AAA :
" ... Maholm, the
Pirates' 1st round selection (8th overall) in the 2003 June draft, opened the
season with the Curve and went on to post a 6-2 record and 3.20 ERA in 16
starts. The 23-year old left-hander also represented the Curve and Pittsburgh
Pirates' organization Major League Baseball's All-Star Futures Game." (Altoona
Curve)
Scott Rex, OnDeck, has begun
to update his league-by-league prospect charts. Three Rangers in the top
four in the Texas League !
1. Thomas Diamond, RHP, Rangers 6. Andre Ethier, OF, Athletics
2. John Danks, LHP, Rangers 7. Justin Huber, 1B, Royals
3. Daric Barton, 1B, Athletics 8. Howie Kendrick, 2B, Angels
4. Edison Volquez, RHP, Rangers 9. Adam Jones, SS, Mariners
5. Chris Lambert, RHP, Cardinals 10. Kendry Morales, 1B, Angels
A major roadblock in the way of a triple crown for PHI's Randy Ruiz :
" ... suspended 30 games for his second
violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program ...
The 27-year-old Ruiz is playing at the Double-A level for the first time in his
career since signing as a non-drafted free agent with the Cincinnati in 1999.
Now with his fourth team in three years, he was leading the Eastern League in
average (.356), home runs (25) and RBIs (84), despite missing the first two
weeks of the season due to his first suspension." (MLB.com)
Wrist injury keeps Dustin Pedroia from a BOS callup :
" ... Pedroia missed
eight games, then attempted to play through the pain before he was sidelined
again ... will attempt to take batting practice today, but he
doesn't want to force it ... manager Ron Johnson talked
with the young prospect about getting past that he missed an opportunity to go
to the majors. The skipper reminded Pedroia that he's only been playing pro ball
for one year; other opportunities will come. For the first time in a long time,
the PawSox are loaded with prospects and Pedroia is near the head of the class.
Major league scouts have given him high ratings in each category and he has
surprised some with his relentless style. "The intensity is going to be there
everyday with me," said Pedroia. "I'm going to play like it is Game 7 of the
World Series. That's how I was brought up and how I was taught to play. That's
the way the game should be played. I know [it's a long season] but you have to
maintain that intensity if you're going to win a lot of games. That's what this
organization wants and that's what I'm all about." Pedroia runs everything out.
He's the first one on the field and the first one off during a game ...
Johnson compares Pedroia to one of the all-time work horses -- Lenny Dykstra
... "He's the total baseball package with great strength," added
Johnson. "He's got the right feel for this game and you could see that in him at
a very early stage of his career." (Providence Journal-Bulletin)
Juan Cruz-ing.
" ... Since Cruz was
demoted by Oakland - with an 0-2 record and an 8.49 ERA - he has struck out 50
batters in 35 innings. The six shutout innings Thursday lowered his ERA to 1.54.
"He's dominating the league down here," River Cats manager Tony DeFrancesco
said. "No doubt about it." Even when Cruz lost his control and got into trouble,
he impressed. He walked Bobby Scales, hit Ben Johnson and walked Jon Knott to
load the bases in the sixth inning, essentially handing the Beavers their first
run-scoring threat. But Cruz responded with back-to-back strikeouts to escape
the jam. And after each one - a full-count fastball to J.J. Furmaniak and a 1-2
curve to Greg Sain - Cruz accentuated his effort with an emphatic fist pump.
"When he got in that jam, he turned things up a notch," DeFrancesco said. "He
still had something left in the sixth inning." (Sacramento
Bee)
Eli Iorg, HOU first rounder in June, just about ready to debut :
" ... Iorg, 22, went to
Samford and transferred after one year to UT. He was instrumental in the Vols
reaching the College World Series in June. The right fielder batted .381 with 15
home runs and 72 RBIs and led the Vols with 27 stolen bases ...
has yet to make his debut because he is not fully recovered from the stress
fracture in his leg he sustained near the end of the college season. Iorg took
batting practice, threw from the outfield and ran the bases in drills without a
limp. "I'm DH'ing Saturday," he said. "I can't wait. DH'ing isn't fun, but right
now it'll be like Christmas. I'm excited." (Knoxville
News-Sentinel)
Cards' first rounder making a good first impression.
" ... So often, the real
thing never matches the hype. That wasn't the case Thursday night when ...
Mark McCormick made his Swing of the Quad Cities debut. McCormick was the
real deal and more. In 5 2/3 innings, the hard-throwing right hander allowed
just four hits (two infield choppers, a pop fly that dropped into center and a
misplayed flyball to right) and no runs before departing with a no-decision when
he hit his pitch count of 70 to 75 ... McCormick wound up throwing
72 pitches, 45 for strikes, after overcoming a bit of a shaky first inning in
which he walked two Wizards. He walked just one more the rest of the way with a
smoking fastball that was popping catcher Spencer Wyman's glove in the mid- to
upper-90s even as he threw his final pitch. "He was pretty impressive, no
doubt," QC manager Joe Cunningham said. "He has a good arm. His fastball is
lively. He throws it effortlessly. That young man has a great future." (Quad-Cities
Online)
Brad Eldred PIT, lots of ABs promised :
" ... "[Eldred is] not
going to sit," McClendon said. "He's certainly part of the future. For him to
get a taste of the big leagues, it just makes sense." ... general
manager Dave Littlefield ... "We're in a situation where we're
struggling offensively, and we want to give him an opportunity to swing the bat
at a big-league level, see what he can do." During Eldred's ascent through the
minors, he's developed a trend of starting slowly at every level, then
blossoming into a premier power hitter ... "His power's in a rare
group," Indianapolis manager Trent Jewett said. "He's somebody who excites you
when he comes to the plate. There's not a handful of players that have the raw,
natural strength that Brad has. He might be in the top 1 percent in baseball
strength-wise. He's just gifted in that regard ... "He's as
strong as they come," said Hensley Meulens, the Indianapolis hitting instructor
... "He's a legitimate power prospect," Meulens said. "He hits with
power to all fields. Imagine if he learned the strike zone and learned to put
the fat part of the bat on the ball. He'd be deadly. But he's got a little ways
to go." (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
KC
Star with an update on the best hitting prospects in the system :
" ... 1. OF Billy
Butler ... Showing signs of impatience with 25 strikeouts
and five walks in last 19 games after having 46 strikeouts and 32 walks in first
59 games ...
2. 1B Justin Huber ... Promotion to Omaha
imminent, is 21 for 48 with 16 RBIs in 13 games since being optioned to minors
...
3. SS Jeff Bianchi ... Missed last two
games because of minor back strain, was hitless in last game after going 18 for
43 in 12-game hitting streak."
Miguel Montero zooming up the charts and now just a step or two from a
trial in ARZ :
" ... wasn't among
the Arizona Diamondbacks' top 10 prospects when the season started. But his
stock has gone through the roof after half a season at Lancaster in the Class A
California League. He batted .349 for the JetHawks with 24 home runs and 82 RBIs
in 85 games. "It's been a pretty good year so far," Montero said. "I think the
key is maturity." The five-year pro from Caracas, Venezuela, looked comfortable
behind the plate against the Lookouts handling Adam Bass. He blocked a
split-finger pitch in the dirt, but he didn't get a chance to show off his arm.
Perezchica says Montero will be solid when tested. "He's an average-to-above
average defensive guy," Perezchica said. "He's got a plus arm." There's still
room for improvement. "His biggest thing is refining everything," Perezchica
said. "He's still young and he is going to get better." ... The
Diamondbacks are waiting on Montero, who turned 22 earlier this month. "His
biggest thing is learning to call a game on a consistent basis, which he is
doing now," Perezchica said. "He's got the bat to play in the big leagues." And
hitting from the left side of the plate is a bonus for the 5-foot-11, 200-pound
Montero. "He is something special and we know that," Perezchica said. "He's a
major league prospect." (Knoxville News-Sentinel)
22 July 2005
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-4, 2B, RBI
...
Andy Marte 3B ATL 1-3, 14th HR, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB ...
Scott
Thorman 1B ATL 2-5, R, RBI ... Zach Minor ATL 4 6
3 3 2 2, 4.23 ... Carlos Ruiz C PHI 2-6, 3B, R
... Shane
Victorino CF PHI 2-5, 14th HR, 2 R, RBI, SB, HBP ...
John-Ford Griffin
LF TOR 2-4, 22nd HR, R, 3 RBI, BB ... rehab, Corey
Koskie 3B TOR 1-5 ... Shawn Marcum TOR 6 6 5 5 3
6, 5.73 ... B.J. Upton
SS TB 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 0 errors ... Curtis Granderson
CF DET 3-5, 2B, 3B, R, RBI, BB ... Ryan Raburn DH DET
2-5, 14th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Carlos Pena 1B DET 1-4, 9th
HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, HBP ... Marcus
Thames LF DET 1-5, R ... Kazuhito Tadano CLE 6
8 2 2 0 5, 4.43 ... Jon Papelbon BOS 8 6 1 1 0 3, 4.08
... Brad
Eldred 1B PIT 2-3, 2B, R, RBI ... Jae Seo NYN
6-1/3 6 3 3 2 3, 4.14 ... Brian Anderson CF CHA 2-4,
RBI, BB ... Felix
Diaz CHA 5 9 5 4 0 4 5.62 ... Kevin Thompson LF
NYA 2-4, 2B, R ... Sean Henn NYA 7 5 1 1 2 5, 2.82
... Terry Tiffee
DH MIN 3-5, R, RBI ... Chris Heintz C MIN 3-5, 7th HR,
2 R, 2 RBI ... Dave Gassner MIN 6 9 4 4 2 4, 4.51
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Bobby
Livingston
SEA, 5 3 1 1 1 6 ... Felix Hernandez SEA 3 2 1 0 1 4, 2.45
... Ian Kinsler TEX 1-4, 17th homer ... Nelson
Cruz OF MIL 2-4, homer, .397 ... Ryan Shealy COL
4-5, 2 doubles (24), .333 ... Matt
Cain SF, better, 7 5 2 1 2 5 ... Todd Linden SF
2-4, 24th homer, .348 ... Casey Kotchman ANA 3-5, 2
doubles, walk, .274 ...
Juan Cruz OAK 6 2 0 0 3 5, 1.54
EASTERN (AA) -- No games.
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Casey Rogowski 1B CHA
2-4, 2B, BB, run, .325 ... Josh Fields 3B CHA 1-4, 2B,
BB .248 ... Ryan
Sweeney OF CHA 3-4, 2B, run, .282 ... Delwyn Young
OF LA 0-3, 2 K's .289 ... Andy LaRoche 3B LA 0-3, K,
.277 ... James
Loney 1B LA 3-4, 2B, .285 ... Russell Martin C
LA 0-3, 2 K's, .310 ... Joel Guzman SS LA 1-3, RBI
.285 ... Joel
Hanrahan LA 6 6 3 2 2 4, 5.13 (W) now 5-6 ... Jonathan
Broxton
LA 1 1 0 0 1 1 4th save, 3.40 ... Robert Andino SS FLA
0-4 .275 ... Jeremy Hermida OF FLA 1-3, BB, .297
... Reggie
Abercrombie OF FLA 0-2, BB .250 ... Ray Aguilar
FLA 8 2 1 1 3 3 1, 2.02 (W) now 3-0 ... D'Angelo
Jimenez SS CIN 1-3, BB, .273 ... Ben Kozlowski CIN
7 6 2 1 2 4, 4.04 (L), now 4-4 ...
Elliott Johnson 2B TAM 1-4, RBI, 36th SB, .291 ...
Elijah
Dukes OF TAM 2-5, run, RBI, .296 ... Shawn Riggans
C TAM 1-4, .274 ... Gaby Martinez 1B TAM 3-5, 2 runs,
RBI, .225 ...
Josh Burrus OF ATL 1-3, run, RBI, 2 BB, 29th SB,.268 ...
Gregor
Blanco OF ATL 0-2, 2 BB, 17th and 18th SB, .23 ...
Carlos
Duran OF ATL 1-3, run, .284 ... Luis Hernandez SS
ATL 0-4, 2 runs, RBI, .226 ... Noochie Varner OF AZ
0-2, .291 ...
Dan Uggla 2B AZ 0-2, BB, RBI, .328 ... Miguel
Montero C AZ 0-3, BB, .280 ... Jon Zeringue OF AZ
0-4, .264 ...
Jamie D'Antona 3B AZ 1-4, .255 ... Marland
Williams OF AZ 1-4, solo HR (5th), .234 ... Tony Pena
AZ CG/SO 9 2 0 0 0 5, 4.37, now 5-8 ... Brandon Sing
1B CHN 0-3, .292 ... Luis
Montanez OF CHN 1-3, 2B, .143 ... Reynel Pinto
CHN 7 7 4 4 2 3 1 2.32 (L) now 5-2 ... Anthony Gwynn
OF MIL 0-4, .264 ... Brad Nelson OF MIL 0-4, 2 K's,
.338 ... Ty
Taubenheim MIL 7 5 3 3 2 10, 5.40 ... Paul
McAnulty 1B SD 1-4, .279
TEXAS (AA) -- Brian Stavisky OAK
2-4, 2R, 2B, 3B, .301 ... Jason Perry (DH) OAK 3-4,
2R, 2B, HR(18), 3RBI(58), .270 ... TJ Bohn SEA 3-6, 2B,
SB(26), .316 ... Ruddy
Yan TX 3-6, RBI(27), SB(25), .310 ... John Danks
TX 5 6 2 2 2 5 (4.80) ... Sandy Nin COL (W,5-5) 8 5 2
1 1 6 (3.38) ...
Justin Huber KC 2-4, .350 ... Tyler Minges
STL 2-4, R, .308
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Kevin Melillo 2B
OAK 3-4, 25th double, 15th homer, .313 (combined MW/CAL stats) ...
Francisco Leandro TB 5-7, double, homer, 3 RBI, .327 ...
Jered Weaver ANA, best pro effort, 7 1 0 0 2 10 :
" ... Weaver (4-1) won
his fourth straight start, limiting the 66ers to a second-inning double by
Wladimir Balentien. The 22-year-old right-hander walked two and retired 16 of
the last 17 batters he faced ... . During his winning streak, Weaver
has a 1.52 ERA. He has given up just eight hits and four walks while striking
out 36 in 23 2/3 innings." (MLB.com)
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia
ATL 0-3, BB ... Jake Stevens ATL (W, 6-7, 4.19) 6 4 0
0 4 5 ... Dustin
Yount BAL 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI ... Mario Delgado BAL
3-5, 2 R, HR (17), 3 RBI (50), K ... Nick Markakis BAL
1-5, K ... Stephen
Head CLE 0-3, BB ... really struggling ...
Ryan Goleski CLE 0-3, BB, 2 K, only .218 ... Ryan
Finch BAL (W, 7-6, 3.59) 7 7 3 3 2 6 ... Adam Miller
CLE (L, 1-2, 5.03) 3 9 7 7 0 5 ... Thomas
Collaro CHA 2-3, double, K ... Kory Casto WAS
2-4, R, HR (18), 2 RBI (69), 2 BB
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Guillermo Quiroz
TOR 2-4, double ... Gaby Hernandez NYN, fitting in nicely in
A+, 6 4 0 0 0 4
MIDWEST (A) -- Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 1-3,
BB, K (.315) ... Ryan Harvey CHN 17th HR (.262)
... David
Winfree MIN 2-5 ... Michael Collins ANA 2-4, 17th
double ... full-season debut for Baylor star Mark
McCormick STL 5 2/3 4 0 0 3 1 ... Matt Bush SD
2-4, BB (.231) ... Javier Herrera
OAK 0-4 ... Cliff Pennington OAK 0-4, 2 K's ...
Eric
Hurley TEX 4 5 3 3 2 3 (3.90) ... Matt Tuiasosopo
SEA 0-2, BB (.288)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Jeff Corsaletti
BOS 1-3, double, 2 runs, 2 walks ... Justin Towles C
HOU 2-4, solo homer, 2 runs, .419 ... Ambiorix Concepcion
NYN 1-5, homer, 2 RBI, 3K ...
Chuck Lofgren CLE 5 3 2 1 3 8, 2.31, good game for the 19 year old
... Jason Jaramillo PHI 3-5, triple, 3 runs
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Matt Cobb
TB 5 5 3 1 0 4 ... James Deters CLE 5 4 1 1 2 5
... Wladimir
Sutil SS HOU 2-4, K, CS ... James Boone DH PIT 1-2
... Joe
Bauserman PIT 7 2 0 0 3 3 ... Tyler Greene SS
STL 1-3, R, BB, K ... Cory Patton RF TOR 1-4, 2B, 2B,
RBI, 2K ... Ryan
Patterson DH TOR 0-2, 2BB ... Blake Hawksworth
STL 3 3 4 4 2 3 ... Mike Costanzo 3B PHI 1-4, R, RBI,
BB, K (.186, eesh) ...
Jeremy Slayden LF 2-4, R, 2B, 2RBI, K ... Jacoby
Ellsbury CF BOS 1-5, RBI, K, 2SB ... Gabe Kapler
DH BOS (Boston women rejoicing as Gabe the Babe is on the comeback trail - no,
seriously, they are) 0-4, R, BB, K ... Jed Lowrie 2B
BOS 1-3, R, BB, K, SB ... Luis Soto RF BOS 2-3, R,
2RBI, BB ... Clay
Buchholz BOS 3 1 1 1 0 4 ... Francisco Guerrero 2B
BAL 3-5, 2RBI, K ... Nolan Reimold CF BAL 1-5, R, 2K
... Kris
Harvey RF FLA 2-4, R, BB, K ... Jon Poterson RF
NYY 1-4, K ...
Lance Pendleton NYY 3 6 3 1 3 0 ... Caleb
Stewart DH NYM 3-6, 2R, 2B, 3B, HR, 5RBI, K ... Will Rhymes
DH DET 4-7, 2R
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- Davy Gregg
CF CHN, leadoff, 4-5, double, homer, 4 RBI, .325 ... Lizahio
Baez
catcher TEX 3-5, double, 2 homers ... John Mayberry
TEX OF 2-5, homer, .216 ... Sergio Romo SF 6 5 0 0 0
3, 0.72 ...
James Shull OAK 5 2 0 0 0 4, 1.37 (24 Ks, 1 BB in 19 2/3s)
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- Koby Clemens 3B
HOU 2-4, SB ... Eric Campbell ATL 3B 3-5, 2 doubles,
triple ...
Jung Ji Cho ATL 6 3 0 0 0 7, 0.73 (5 BB, 32 Ks in 24 2/3s)
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- SS Corey Wimberly
Col 2-4, CS(6) ... CF Dexter Fowler Col 1-3, RBI, SO,
SB(6) ... C
Fransico Hernandez CWS 1-3, HR(3), 2RBI, BB ... P Paul
Moviel CWS 7.0 5 1 0 1 8 (3.21) ... 2b Gary Perez
KC 3-4, HR(1), SO ... P Jeffrey Stevens Cin 6.0 2 1 1
0 8 (4.12) ... 2b
Jesus Soto LAD 3-3, HR(4), RBI, BB, 2SB(7) ... 1b
David
Sutherland LAD 1-4, 2b, SO ... much better P Stephen
Marek LAA 5.0 4 1 1 1 7 (4.50) ... C Angel Salome
Mil 3-5, 2R, RBI, 2 2b, (.440), 11th PB
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Ivan Dejesus
SS LA 4-4, RBI, .360 ... SS Elvis Andrus ATL 2-4, .310
...
Bubba Bell OF BOS 3-5, 3 RBI, .329 ... SS Andrew
Thompson
MIN 2-3, 2nd homer, 3 walks, 3 RBI, 5 runs, .379 ... CJ Henry
NYA, at leadoff, 2-4, 3rd homer, walk, .250 ... Angel
Fermin NYA 1B 4-4, 2 doubles (8) ... 3B Johan Figuereo
WAS 4-5, homer, 3 RBI, .278
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- remember Tim Crabtree
TEX?, 2 5 2 2 0 0 ... Ryan Anderson MIL, steps down to
the ASL after a 6.30 ERA in 10 innings in the FSL, 1-2/3 0 1 0 1 2 ...
Lorenzo
Cain OF MIL 3-4, 2 RBI, .316 ... 3B Jose Jimenez
MIL 3-4, triple, .348 ... Roberto Valiente OF TEX 3-3,
walk, .400 ...
Nick Adernhart ANA 3 5 4 3 3 2 ... Patrick Phillips
ANA, now at 3B, 2-4, double, 4 RBI, .345 ... Abel Nieves
the Angels latest SS, 2-2, 2 walks, 2 runs in pro debut
Troop
Movements ... PHI - Clay Condrey up, Danny
Sandoval to AAA ... ATL - traded Kevin Gryboski to TEX for
Matt
Lorenzo, recalled Macay McBride ... TEX - claimed James
Baldwin off waivers, C.J. Wilson to AA ... PIT -
Brad Eldred up, Bobby Hill to AAA ... ARZ - traded Matt
Kata to PHI for Tim Worrell ...
Matthew Pouliot, RotoWorld.com, offers a major update to his prospect 150 --
Felix Hernandez, Delmon Young, Daric Barton 1-2-3. A few of the lesser
lights :
" ... 18. Felix Pie
... might already be patrolling center field for the Cubs if not for an
ankle injury that has cost him a month. All things considered, the injury was
probably well timed, as Pie is a year away from being ready for the majors. As
long as he strikes out three times for every walk, he’s not going to be an
upgrade over Corey Patterson. Pie has Johnny Damon-like potential, and he might
even have enough power to be a No. 3 hitter in his prime."
" ... 20. Edwin
Encarnacion ... could be up for good within a couple of
weeks, assuming that Joe Randa is traded. A potential .280 hitter with 20-25
homer ability, the 22-year-old should develop into an above average regular. His
defense is rough, but he’ll be a fine third baseman in time. Mike Lowell would
seem to be his upside."
" ... 32. Jeff
Mathis ... Perhaps 2004’s biggest disappointment, Mathis has
bounced back nicely, raising his OPS by about 160 points from where he finished
in Double-A. Catchers tend not to develop offensively like other prospects, but
in three of his four full pro seasons, Mathis has hit well while being young for
his leagues. He’s an above average defensive catcher, so he’s going to be a
major league regular. The when is harder to judge."
Justin Upton and the 2005 draftees were not
eligible for the list, but if they had been, Matthew says Upton would have
placed 20th, Alex Gordon 40th, Mike Pelfrey 105th.
Bryan Smith completes his revised
Top 75 at Baseball Analysts - Delmon Young, Felix Hernandez, Andy Marte 1-2-3.
And, some others :
" ... 28. Brian
Anderson ... has gone about his business this year, and proven
he's pretty much ready for the Majors. Saying Chris Young is the club's top
outfield prospect is negligent, because Anderson has done nothing to lose the
title. How the White Sox will solve their OF situation in the next two years is
about as interesting as the middle infield depth problems in Seattle and
Anaheim."
" ... 22. Francisco
Liriano ... My readers know I think the world of Liriano, and I
believe he could make a K-Rodish difference in September. If the Twins can get
any sort of haul for J.C. Romero they should do it, and break in Liriano in high
pressure situations this fall."
" ... 15. Yusmeiro
Petit ... While the home run rate might be concerning with a
different player, Petit nullifies that worry with his control. His pitchability
is the best of any player on this list, and the only flaw in my mind is that
he's been a bit too hittable. Won't be a Major League ace, but will be just fine
sitting next to Pedro in the rotation."
" ... 7. Billy
Butler ... When the only knock you can find on a young
player is the environment in which he plays, you are nitpicking. Butler, no
matter the position, has the makings of becoming a future batting and home run
champion. Jim Thome comparisons still apply, as I believe that Butler will still
end up at first base. If it is left field, how about Carlos Lee? Just a
wonderful pick by the Royals last year ... wonderful."
Edison Volquez TEX on the shelf :
" ... Rangers manager
Buck Showalter said ... team trainers told him Volquez's injury was
a strained left oblique muscle. Frisco manager Darryl Kennedy said it was
nothing serious and that Volquez's removal was "more or less on the
precautionary side." Volquez's name has been mentioned in potential trades, but
his injury – if it's more serious than the team thought – could affect any moves
the Rangers try to make as the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline approaches.
Volquez was throwing 94-mph fastballs before he departed with two outs in the
fourth inning. He tossed only 59 pitches." (Dallas Morning News)
Tidbits from the weekly report from the International League :
" ... Last week's
International League Batter-of-the-Week Brian Anderson has again stepped
up his play. He has helped the Knights win 6 of their last 7 games and has
raised his batting average to the .300 mark. Anderson has hit safely in 13 of
his last 14 games and has hit 4 home runs and driven in 7 runs during that time.
On the season Anderson is now batting .300 on the dot (106-353) while driving in
a team high 48 runs and is currently in 3rd place on the Knights with 15 home
runs."
" ... 19-year-old
Delmon
Young ... hit in each of the six games he played during his
first week in Triple-A. Young hit his first homer off Scott Baker of Rochester
on Sunday, and is 8-26 (.308) with a triple, homer and four RBI."
" ... 1B Brad
Eldred, who has belted 10 home runs over his last 10 contests, has turned up
the heat in the month of July. The 25-year-old has collected 10 dingers, 13
runs, 23 RBI, a .364 batting average (16-44) and 1.068 slugging percentage (47
total bases in 44 ABs) over his last 12 games."
" ... John-Ford
Griffin has hit in 5 of the 7 games since the All-Star break. [Wednesday] he
was 3-4 with a double and a home run, driving in two runs and scoring three.
Griffin is batting .417 (10-24) with three home runs, driving in 10 RBI and
scoring seven runs. His two RBI yesterday move him into first place in the IL
with 71 on the season. He is also tied for second in the IL with 21 homeruns on
the season."
" ... First baseman
Carlos
Pena had a 14-game hitting streak snapped on Wednesday night. During the
streak, he hit .407 (22-54) with four HR, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored."
Joe Kaiser, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, with some farm system notes in his
weekly report :
" ... Adam Jones,
SS, San Antonio: His promotion to Double-A San Antonio was roundly questioned,
but the 19-year-old's .341 batting average, two home runs and seven steals in 24
games are proving his critics wrong."
" ... Matt Tuiasosopo,
SS, Wisconsin: Hitting well -- .290 batting average, .374 on-base percentage,
six home runs -- as a 19-year-old in the pitcher-friendly Midwest League. Those
numbers could explode in the thin air of the California League."
" ... Bryan LaHair,
1B, Inland: Undeniably the hottest hitter in the system over the past several
weeks, the 6-foot-5 slugger has 15 home runs and 70 RBIs with the 66ers this
season. He's also the Cal League's top defensive first baseman."
21 July 2005
Welcome back! Jason Collette, familiar to readers at RotoJunkie and here
in previous seasons, is back aboard to help with coverage of the Southern
League.
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 2-5, 2B ...
Dane
Sardinha C CIN 2-5, 9th HR, R, 4 RBI ... Chris
Denorfia CF CIN 2-5, 2B, R ... Elizardo Ramirez
CIN 7-1/3 4 4 0 3 3, 2.83 ...
Andy Marte 3B ATL 2-4, 2 R, BB ... T.J. Pena SS
ATL 2-3, R, 2 RBI, SB, HBP ... Anthony Lerew ATL 7 4 2
1 2 6, 2.76 ...
Carlos Ruiz C PHI 3-4, BB ... Shane Victorino
CF PHI 2-3, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB ... Eude Brito PHI 7
5 2 2 3 4, 4.45 ...
John-Ford Griffin LF TOR 3-4, 2B, 21st HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, HBP ...
rehab,
Corey Koskie DH TOR 1-4, R, RBI, HBP ... Francisco
Rosario
TOR 2 4 3 3 2 0, 3.87 ... B.J. Upton SS TB 2-4, R, 0 errors
... Delmon
Young RF TB 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI ... Ryan Raburn 2B
DET 1-4, 13th HR, R, RBI ... Carlos Pena DH DET 0-4
... Jason Cooper
LF CLE 2-5, 3B, RBI ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 1-3, 21st
HR, R, 4 RBI, BB ... Chris Narveson BOS 6-1/3 9 4 4 0
5, 4.86 ... the homer machine strikes again, Brad Eldred
1B PIT 2-4, 14th & 15th HRs (28 overall), 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, SB ...
rehab, Ross Gload 1B CHA 0-4 ...
Kevin Thompson LF NYA 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB, HBP ...
Tim
Redding NYA 5 7 5 5 2 5, 3.60 ... Jason Bartlett
SS MIN 2-5, 5th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Boof Bonser MIN 7 3 3
3 3 8, 3.64
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Anthony Reyes
STL 5-1/3 3 2 2 2 4 ... Jason Botts TEX 1-4, 18th
homer ...
Cory Patterson CHN 2-5, homer ... Rich Hill
CHN, a little stumble, 4-1/3 8 6 6 1 3 ... Fernando Nieve
HOU 6 8 5 5 3 9 ... Casey Kotchman ANA, maybe he's awake,
2-4, double, homer ... Todd
Linden SF 3-4, double, .345 ... Conor Jackson
ARZ 1-2, double, 2 walks, .363
EASTERN (AA) -- Shelly Duncan
1B NYA 2-4, 2B (21), HR (25), RBI (64), .257 AVG … Franklin Gutierrez
CLE OF 1-5, SB (11), RBI (36), .232 AVG … Brad Snyder CLE OF 1-5,
.276 AVG … Tony Giarratano SS DET 2-4, .250 AVG … David
Espinosa OF DET 1-2, .299 AVG … Fred Lewis OF SF 3-6, .262 AVG
… Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 2-6, .277 AVG … Carlos
Valderrama OF SF 2-5, 2 SB (22), RBI (40), .302 AVG … Mike Jacobs
1B NYN 3-4, 2B (26), 2 RBI (66), .315 AVG … Aaron Baldris 3B NYN
1-5, SB (6), 2B (25), 2 RBI (37), .280 AVG … Lastings Miledge OF
NYN 3-5, SB (3), .433 AVG …Alexander Romero OF MIN 1-5, SB (9), 2B
(21), 3 RBI (52), .287 AVG … Denard Span OF MIN 2-5, RBI (11),
.286 AVG … Ryan Zimmerman 3B WAS 2-4, 2B (6), .247 AVG … Chip
Cannon 1B TOR 1-4, HR (2), RBI (4), .256 AVG … Curtis Thigpen
C TOR 2-4, .316 AVG … Dustin McGowan TOR 5-1/3 4 1 0 3 7, 3.10 ERA
… Rafael Perez CLE 7 5 1 1 9 4, 0.99 ERA … Edward Mujica
CLE 1-2/3 1 0 0 0 2, 1.46 ERA … Jeremy Johnson DET 6 3 3 2 5
7, W (8), 4.43 ERA … Jeffrey Karstens NYA 7 6 1 1 2 7, W (9), 4.01
ERA … Vince Perkins TOR 5 8 5 5 5 4, 4.26 ERA … Hayden
Penn BAL 5 9 4 4 3 4, 4.28 ERA ... Hanley Ramirez
BOS 0-2, .272 AVG, 5th straight game at second base :
" ... Ben Cherington,
director of player development for the Boston Red Sox, was in Portland for the
last two games of this series. Appearing on a radio pregame show, Cherington
downplayed the timing of Hanley Ramirez's move to second base. "It's very rare
for a middle infielder to go straight to the big leagues at one position and
play only that position. Hanley is still a shortstop. This just exposes him to
another position." (Portland Press Herald)
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Jeremy Hermida
OF FLA 1-2, 3B, 3 BB .296 ... Reggie Abercrombie OF
FLA1-2, HR, 2 RBI, .262 ... Yorman Bazardo FLA (W) 5
7 3 2 3 3, 3.74 now 7-6 ...
Chris Resop FLA 2 0 0 1 1, 2.43 ... D'Angelo
Jimenez SS CIN 1-3, 2B, 2 BB .272 ... Richie Gardner
CIN 4 4 3 3 1 3, 5.79 ... Casey Rogowski 1B CHA 1-4,
2B, 2 BB .323 ... Josh
Fields 3B CHA 0-4 2 K's .248 ... Ryan Sweeney OF
CHA 1-3, BB, .275 ... Sean Tracey CHA (L) 4 8 8 8 2 1
2 HRs, 4.03 now 10-4 ...
Corwin Malone CHA 2 2 0 0 0 2, 4.18 ... Delwyn
Young OF LAD 1-4, 14th HR, 3 RBI .291 ... James Loney
1B LAD 2-4, 2B, RBI .279 ... Andy LaRoche 3B LAD 1-4,
6th HR (27th overall), 3 RBI .286 ... Joel Guzman SS
LAD 2-4, run .285 ... Chad
Billingsley LAD 4 4 3 3 4 5, 4.39 ... Carlos Alvarez
LAD (W) 3 2 0 0 0, 3.18 ... Hong Chih Kuo LAD 2 0 0 0 3,
2.16, 16 K's in 8.1 AA innings .. 1st Game: .Noochie Varner OF AZ
1-3, 3B, run .293 ...
Miguel Montero C AZ 2-3, .318 ... Jamie
D'Antona 3B AZ 0-3 .255 ... John Zeringue OF AZ
1-3, solo HR, .270 ... Marland
Williams OF AZ 0-3 .236 ... Dustin Nippert AZ
(L) 6 5 3 3 1 3 1, 2.91 ... Brandon Sing 1B CHN 1-3,
.297 ... David
Aardsma CHN (W) 1 1 0 0 0, 2.84, now 10-2 ... 2nd Game: Jesus
Cota
1B AZ 0-3 .263 ... John Zeringue OF AZ 0-3 .268
... Marland
Williams OF AZ 0-3 .233 ... Brandon Sing 1B
CHN 0-2, BB, RBI .295 ... Elliott Johnson 2B TAM 3-5,
run, RBI, 35th SB .293 ... Elijah Dukes OF TAM 2-5,
run, 2 RBI .294 ... Wes
Bankston 1B TAM 0-3, BB, K .309 ... Shawn Riggans
C TAM 2-4, 2B, run, RBI .274 ... Jesus Colome TAM 2 0
0 0 2, 0.00 ... Josh
Burrus LF ATL 0-4, 2 K's .263 ... Luis Hernandez
SS ATL 0-3 .229 ... Matt Coenen ATL (L) 5.1 10 4 4 1
1, 5.03
TEXAS (AA) -- Heating up - Charlton
Jimerson HOU 2-3, 2R, HR(10), RBI(26), 2SB(23), .261 ...
Andre
Ethier OAK 3-4, R, .329 ... Casey Myers (DH) OAK
2-4, R, RBI(25), .333 ... Jeremy Brown OAK 2-3, R, 2B,
.260 ... Mike
Nannini OAK (W,2-0) 6-2/3 3 3 3 3 6 (4.44) ... Shawn
Kohn
OAK (S,5) 1-1/3 1 0 0 1 2 (2.47) ... Howie Kendrick
ANA 1-4, 2B, RBI(4), .500 ... Daniel Davidson ANA
(W,9-4) 6 3 1 0 2 7 (4.24) ... Justin Huber KC 2-4, R,
HR(13), 2RBI(66), .349 ... Josh
Pressley (DH) KC 2-3, R, 2B, HR(13), RBI(51), .296 ... Hmmm -
Chris
Lambert STL (L,1-3) 5 6 4 4 2 6 (4.73) ... Still on fire -
Jaime
Bubela (CF) SEA 4-5, 3R, 2B, HR(8), RBI(39), .296 ... TJ
Bohn SEA 2-5, 2R, 2HR(11), 4RBI(52), .312 ... Joaquin
Arias TX 2-4, R, .302 ... Drew Meyer TX 2-4, R,
RBI(45), .325 ... Emiliano
Fruto SEA (S,9) 1-1/3 0 0 0 0 0 (2.76) ... Hmmm - Edison
Volquez
TX (L,1-4) 3-2/3 5 3 3 1 2 (4.31)
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Brandon Wood ANA
4-5, 32nd double, 2 homers (33), 4 RBI (86), .327 ... Matt Chico
ARZ, beginning to get untracked back in the CAL, 7 4 0 0 2 10 ...
Stephen
Drew ARZ 2-4, double, .345 ... catcher Chris Iannetta
COL 2-4, 2 homers (11), 4 RBI, .275 (.380+ OBA, 45 BB, 60 K) ...
Juan
Morillo COL, results still far from the hype, 6 2 1 1 6 8, 3.70 ...
Wladimir Balentien SEA 1-4, 15th homer, .265 ... Pete
Maestrales 2B KC 3-5, double, 2 homers, .324 ... Seth
Smith
COL 3-5, 2 RBI, .307 ... Ian Stewart COL 0-4, walk, 3
Ks, .273
CAROLINA (A+) -- Jeff Fiorentino
BAL 1-4, R, HR (9), 2 RBI, K ... Stephen Head CLE 1-4
... James
Johnson BAL (W, 9-4, 3.05) 6 5 1 1 2 6 ... Matt
Esquivel
ATL 2-4, double (22), 2 RBI (64), K ... Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ATL 2-4, R, K ... Kory Casto WAS
2-4, R, HR (17), 3 RBI (67), K ...
Micah Schnurstein CHA 3-5, R, K ... Thomas
Collaro CHA 2-5, R, HR (21), 2 RBI (68), K ... Gio
Gonzalez CHA (W, 8-3, 2.62) 6 5 3 3 3 8
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- Greg Miller LA,
control problem in move to A+, 1-2/3 1 0 0 4 2 ... Steve
Trachsel
NYN, beginning the road back, 2-2/3 4 2 1 1 2 ... Justin
Jones
MIN 7-1/3 3 0 0 3 5
MIDWEST (A) -- No games.
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Joseph Koshansky
1B COL 2-3, 25th double, 22nd homer, 3 RBI (71), .292 ... Neil
Walker
PIT 4-5, double, .283 ... Claudio Arias OF BOS
4-5, 7th homer, 4 RBI, .321 ... Jeff Allison FLO 6-2/3
4 2 2 3 6, 4.19
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) -- Caleb
Stewart NYN 3-5, double, .311 ... 2B Jed Lowrie
BOS 2-4, 2 doubles, walk, 3 runs, .316 ... Justin Pekarek
CLE (8th rounder, 2004) 3 1 0 0 1 9, 1.93 (29 Ks in 17 innings)
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- John Defendis
OF CHN, up from the ASL, 3-4 ... Brenton Carter SD
5-2/3 7 1 1 0 6 (30 Ks, 1 BB in 31-1/3) ... Michael Mooney
OF SF 5-6, double, .371 ... John Mayberry TEX 3-5,
double
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) -- yet another save for
Robert Findlay (RP TBY) SV (9), 2/3 0 0 0 0 0.77 ERA… Juan
Portes (DH/2B MIN) 1-3, R, HR (6), 2 RBI (17); and 1-3, R, BB, E (5), .378
BA… 8th save in 12 appearances and still unscored upon, Tim Lahey
(RP MIN) SV (8), 1 0 0 0 0 0, 0.00 ERA… P.J. Hiser (DH/1B CLE) 2-3, 2 R,
2B, HR (7), RBI (24); and 1-3, 2B, RBI (25), 2 K, .297 BA… Rene
Aqueron (2B BAL) 2-2, R, HR (3), RBI (9), .500 BA… Luis Valdez
(SP CLE) 5 3 2 2 0 8, 3.33 ERA, 28/4 K/BB ratio in 27 IP this season… locked in
after moving up from Brooklyn, Gregory Gonzalez (CF NYM) 3-3, 3 R,
2B; and 1-3 (the only K-Mets hit in a 6 inning one hitter at the hands of
Greeneville in the first half of a twinbill), .370 BA… Brad James
(SP HOU) W (1-1), 6-1/3, 1 0 0 1 6, 4.60 ERA… Ovandy Suero (2B
ATL) 3-4, 2 R, HR (2), RBI (8), SB (19), E (2), .337 BA… another fine outing for
Jairo Cuevas (SP ATL) W (4-0), 6 3 0 0 1 5, 1.30 ERA, 33/5 K/BB ratio
in 27-2/3 IP, with 15 hits allowed.
PIONEER (ROOKIE) -- 3b Corey Wimberly
Col 1-5, R, SB(15) (.340) ... DH Fransico Hernandez
CWS 2-4, 2R, HR(3), 2RBI, (.318) ... LF Darren Ford
Mil 1-6, R, 3SO, SB(8), (.340) ... CF Charlie Fermaint
Mil 1-5, HR(7), 3RBI, 3 SO, (.351) ... DH Angel Salome
Mil 1-5, 2R, RBI, SB(5), BB, SO, (.420) ... RF
Branden Katin Mil 2-3, 3R, 2b, SB(3), RBI, 3BB, SO, (.442)
... 2b
Kenny Holmberg Mil 2-4, HR(4), 3RBI, 2BB, SO, SB, (.364) ...
SP
Will Inman Mil 2.2 7 6 6 0 2 (4HRs) ... 1b David
Sutherland
LAD 2-5, 2R, 2b, SO, (.420) ... 3b Russell Mitchell
LAD 2-5, 2HR(10), 4RBI, (.328) ... C Juan Apodaca LAD
1-5, HR(8), 3SO, (.311) ... CF Brandon Roberts Cin
3-4, HR(2), (.343) ... 2b
Adam Rosales Cin 2-5, 3R, HR(4), 2RBI, (.327) ... SP
Rafeal
Gonzalez Cin 5.0 4 0 0 2 6 (1.85) ... 3b Rusty Ryal
ARI 3-5, R, RBI, (.323) ... P Kelly Shearer LAA 6 1 0
0 0 0 1 (2.81)
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- catcher Aaron
Cheesman PHI 2-3, double, .538 ... 3B Cody Allen
FLO 2-6, 2 homers, 4 RBI ... Richard Sojo OF MIN 2-4,
2 triples, .385
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Timothy Auty CF SEA
2-3, double, .378 ... catcher Luany Sanchez SD 2-5, double,
.339
Troop
Movements ... BOS - Activated Tony Graffanino, Kevin
Youkilis to AAA ... KC - Donnie Murphy up,
Shane Costa to AA ... NYA - Alex Graman up, Wayne
Franklin to AAA ... CIN - Ryan Freel activated from DL, Austin
Kearns up ... COL - claimed Anderson Machado
off waivers ... WAS - Claimed Kenny Kelly off waivers,
designated Wil Cordero for assignment, Joe Horgan to AAA,
Jacobo
Sequea to AA
Holding one's breath in Philly :
" ... Cole Hamels will be in
Philadelphia on Thursday morning ... an appointment with team doctor
Michael Ciccotti, who will examine the lefty's sore back. Hamels beat Portland
on Tuesday, earning his second win for Double-A Reading. He allowed two hits and
five walks in six innings, with five strikeouts. He felt some soreness after,
and the Phillies don't want to take any chances. "We'll see where we go from
there," said general manager Ed Wade. "We hope it's no big deal." The Phillies
hope this isn't a detour on a season that could end with Hamels pitching in
Philadelphia, since Class A Clearwater and Reading haven't presented much a
challenge. Hamels could represent a possible midseason acquisition."
(MLB.com)
Jim Callis,
Baseball America, sorting out the SEA shortstops :
" ... Betancourt
and
Cabrera are both dazzling fielders, while Jones has an absolute
cannon for an arm to go with solid range. Navarro has very sure hands and
is a legitimate shortstop, though with all the others in the system he already
has been shuttling between second base and short and has seen a little time at
third base—he'll probably wind up as a utilityman. Morse and
Tuiasosopo probably aren't going to be long-term shortstops. Morse has been
decent in the majors so far, but he lacks the first-step quickness and range of
an ideal shortstop. Though Tuiasosopo is a good athlete and a former top
quarterback recruit, he doesn't have classic shortstop actions and probably will
outgrow the position. As for Betancourt's bat, he should be fine ...
Throw in a defensive package scouts compare to that of Cesar Izturis, and
Betancourt does project as a big league regular. It's still difficult sorting
out the Mariners shortstop prospects, but I'll take another crack at it: Jones,
Betancourt, Tuiasosopo, Cabrera, Morse (I think he's playing over his head in
Seattle right now), Navarro."
John Sickels on Jay Rainville MIN :
" ... Twins just
promoted Jay Rainville to Class A Fort Myers ... He was 8-2, 3.77 in
16 starts at Beloit before the promotion, with a 77/27 K/BB in 88 innings.
Personally, I don't think I would have promoted him so soon, but they didn't ask
me, and it's hard to argue with the results of his first FSL start. Rainville
has excellent stuff, and his command has been better than expected this year.
Grade B prospect certainly, perhaps B+ by the end of the year if he keeps
pitching like this."
The ANA infield combo also tops the Who's Hot list at
RotoAmerica. Brandon Wood
and Howie Kendrick topped Delmon Young, Lastings
Milledge and Stephen Drew for the top slots.
" ... Wood ...
Not sure what the Angels are waiting for here, but Wood continues to lead the
minors in HR's and is now drawing a few walks as well, perhaps due to his gaudy
offensive statistics ... Kendrick ... Could be a more
powerful Luis Castillo at the big league level."
" ...
Milledge ... Has gone 10-21 since a promotion to AA. Walks
still aren't there, but that should come in time."
" ... Drew ...
a 1.185 OPS ... as a SS no less. Seven errors in 26 games make you wonder about
a position change."
" ... Juan Cruz ...
He's striking out hitters at a Rich Hill-esque pace. Look at these K totals:
June 27th - 10 K's; July 3rd - 11 K's; July 8th - 7 K's; July 16th - 13 K's."
TB's BJ Upton ranks No. 2 on the Who's Not list :
" ... Upton
... Starting to make errors by the handful after a good run in June. I am
puzzled but not surprised that the Drays are mishandling a guy with 25-30 HR and
50 SB potential. This could be the best OF in the majors in 2007 if they do the
right thing and move Upton to the OF: LF Crawford, CF Upton, RF Young."
Dayn Perry, FoxSports,
includes Wes Bankston TB and Casey Janssen TOR among his
under-hyped prospects:
" ... Bankston
... has power and lots of it. He scuttled in the Sally League in
2003 but rebounded last year to slug .513 and draw 73 walks. This year, Bankston
laid waste to the Cal League and earned a late May promotion to Double-A. There,
he's hitting for power and still flashing solid plate discipline."
" ... Janssen
... When it comes to promising college-trained arms, the Blue Jays
have something approaching an embarrassment of riches. Janssen is among the best
of the lot. He was strong in the short-season NY-Penn League last season after
signing, but that's not a challenging circuit for the college set. This year, in
114.0 innings across three different levels, Janssen has given up 24 runs,
fanned 98, walked 16 and coughed up only two homers. That's impressive,
especially considering his rapid promotion schedule. Don't be surprised if he
cracks the Toronto rotation to open the '06 season."
20 July 2005
Thanks for your patience. Lots of catch-up below.
INTERNATIONAL (AAA) -- Austin Kearns RF CIN 2-5, 2B, 7th HR, R, 2
RBI ... Chris Denorfia CF CIN 2-5, RBI ...
Steve Kelly
CIN 2-2/3 7 8 7 6 2, 4.82 ... James Jurries RF ATL
2-4, 3B, 2 R ... Scott Thorman 1B ATL 2-4, 2B, RBI
... Kyle Davies
ATL 6 5 1 1 1 7, 4.38 ... Gavin Floyd PHI 7 5 4 2 4 5,
6.55 ... rehab, Corey Koskie 3B TOR 1-3 ...
B.J. Upton SS TB 0-4, BB, 1 error (34th) ... Curtis
Granderson CF DET 4-5, 2B, R, 3 RBI, BB, SB ... Carlos
Pena 1B DET 1-6, RBI ... Jason Cooper
LF CLE 1-4, 6th HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB ... Jason Davis CLE
5 8 3 3 2 3, 4.86 ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 2-3, 20th
HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... Nate McLouth CF PIT 2-5, 2B,
R, 2 RBI, SB ... Brad
Eldred 1B PIT 3-3, 12th & 13th HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB ...
Bryan
Bullington PIT 6-1/3 4 0 0 0 5, 3.98 ... Anderson
Hernandez 2B NYN 2-5, RBI, SB ... Brian Anderson
CF CHA 2-4, R ... Kevin
Thompson LF NYA 2-5 ... Melky Cabrera CF NYA
2-5, 2B, R, RBI ... John Maine BAL 5-1/3 10 5 5 1 4,
4.25
Mon - Edwin Encarnacion 3B CIN 3-4, R
...
Andy Marte 3B ATL 3-6, 2B, 13th HR, 3 R, 3 RBI ...
Pedro
Liriano PHI 8 5 1 1 1 9, 3.79 ... John-Ford Griffin LF
TOR 2-3, 20th HR, R, 3 RBI, BB ... rehab, Corey Koskie
3B TOR 1-3, 2B ... B.J. Upton SS TB 1-3, 2B, R, SB, 1 error
... Delmon Young RF TB 2-6, R ... Jason
Hammel TB 5-2/3 5 4 4 2 3, 6.35 ... Curtis
Granderson CF DET 1-5, 13th HR, R, RBI ... Fausto
Carmona
CLE 8 6 1 1 0 6, 2.17 ... Kelly Shoppach C BOS 3-4,
18th & 19th HRs, 3 R, 5 RBI, HBP ... Brad Eldred
1B PIT 2-4, 11th HR, R, 3 RBI ... Victor Diaz 1B NYN
2-4, 2B, 7th HR, 2 R, RBI ...
Brian Bannister NYN 5-2/3 2 1 1 5 4, 1.59 ... Brian
Anderson CF CHA 2-5, 15th HR, R, 2 RBI ... Jason
Bartlett SS MIN 4-5, 3rd & 4th HRs, 3 R, 3 RBI ... Sun -
Edwin Encarnacion
3B CIN 1-3, 15th HR, R, 2 RBI, SB, HBP ... Andy
Marte 3B ATL 1-2, 12th HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB ... David
Bush TOR 7 11 6 5 1 4, 4.42 ... Joel Zumaya DET
3-1/3 4 6 6 4 2, 16.20 ... Ryan
Garko 1B CLE 4-5, R & 1-3 ... Brian Tallet CLE
3-2/3 9 6 5 0 0, 4.03 ... Brandon McCarthy CHA 6 7 2 2
1 4, 5.35 ... Scott
Baker MIN 8 2 1 1 0 6, 3.01 ... Walter Young DH
BAL 2-4, 2B, 12th HR, R, RBI
PACIFIC COAST (AAA) -- Juan Dominguez
TEX 2-2/3 5 3 3 1 1 ... Adrian Gonzalez TEX 3-5, .311
...
Prince Fielder MIL 1-3, 18th homer, 2 walks, .258 ...
Adam
Wainwright STL 6 7 3 2 2 4 ... Todd Wellemeyer CHN
7 3 0 0 0 6 ... Justin Germano SD 9 4 0 0 2 5
... Conor Jackson
ARZ 2-4, 2 doubles (35), .364 ... Carlos Quentin
ARZ 2-3, 19th homer, 4 RBI, .314 ... Mon - Adrian Gonzalez
TEX 4-5, 13th homer ... Prince Fielder MIL 3-4, 15th
double ... Josh
Barfield SD 3-4, triple ... Sun - Scott Hairston
ARZ 3-6, double, 15th homer ... Carlos Quentin ARZ
2-5, 18th homer ...
Felix Hernandez SEA 1 3 3 3 2 1 ... Prince
Fielder MIL 1-2, 17th homer ... Adrian Gonzalez
TEX 1-4, 12th homer
EASTERN (AA) -- Zach Jackson TOR
8 5 1 1 1 5 ... Chip Cannon TOR 2-4, 2 doubles
... Brad
Snyder CLE 2-4, 6th homer ... Armando
Galarraga WAS 9 3 0 0 1 7,
1.29 ... Mike Jacobs NYN, catching too, 3-5, triple,
19th homer, .310 ... Cole Hamels
PHI 6 2 2 2 5 5 ... Paul Maholm
PIT 6 8 3 3 3 5 ... Sun - Brad Snyder CLE
OF 3-4, 2B (10), HR (5), RBI (16), .282 AVG … Tony Giarratano SS
DET 3-8, HR (3), RBI (26), .247 AVG … Fred Lewis OF SF 4-6, 2 SB
(22), RBI (27), .255 AVG … Daniel Ortmeier OF SF 5-8, SB (24), 3
RBI (57), .271 AVG … Lastings Milledge OF NYN 3-4, SB (2), .588
AVG …
Randy Ruiz 1B PHI 2-5, HR (24), 2 RBI (81), .356 AVG … Chip
Cannon 1B TOR 0-3, .222 AVG … Dan Denham CLE 7 3 2 0 1 7, W
(8), 3.33 ERA … Anibal Sanchez BOS 3-2/3 4 3 2 2 5, 2.35 ERA …
Felix Rodriguez NYA 1 1 0 0 1 0, 0.00 ERA …Matthew DeSalvo
NYA 8 1 0 0 0 4, W (6), 3.24 ERA … Josh Banks TOR 6-1/3 7 3 3 0 2,
4.43 ERA
SOUTHERN (AA) -- Chuck James ATL 7 6 2
2 0 7, 2.66 ... Jae-kuk Ryu CHN 8 4 1 1 1 2, 3.34 ...
Bobby
Basham CIN 5 3 1 1 3 3 ... Mon - James Loney LA
3-4, double ... Reggie Abercrombie ARZ 3-5,
homer ... Sun - Delwyn
Young LA 3-5, 24th double, 13th homer ... Elijah
Dukes TB 2-4, 14th homer ... Edwin Jackson LA 6 6
3 3 1 2
TEXAS (AA) -- Daric Barton OAK
0-4 ... Thomas Diamond TEX 7 4 1 1 1 8 ...
Howie
Kendrick ANA 4-5, homer ... Erick Aybar ANA 3-5,
double ...
Justin Huber KC 3-5, 22nd double, 12th homer, .347 ...
Mon - Daric
Barton OAK 0-4 ... Dallas Braden OAK 6-2/3 7 2
2 1 5 ... Sun - Joaquin Arias TEX 4-6, double, homer,
3 RBI, .300 ...
Howie Kendrick ANA 2-5 ...
CALIFORNIA (A+) -- Joey Gomes TB 4-5,
double, .294 ... Jesse Foppert SF 2/3 0 2 2 4 0
... Micah
Owings ARZ, pro debut, 1 0 0 0 0 1 ... Ian Stewart
COL 3-5, 11th homer, .277 ... Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
3-3, 2 walks, 2 doubles, homer, 4 RBI, .270 ... Brandon
Wood ANA 3-4, 31st double, walk, .321 ... Kevin Mahar
CF TEX, leadoff, 4-4, 2 homers (14) ... Mon - Eddy
Martinez-Esteve SF 3-5, 33rd double ... Chris
Carter OF ARZ 3-3, 24th double, 2 homers (20), 5 RBI, 2 walks ...
Cesar Carrillo SD 5 5 3 3 1 5 ... Brandon Wood
ANA 3-4, 2 doubles (30) ... Sun - Nate Schierholtz
SF 3-5 ...
Jesse Foppert SF, rehab, 1 1 0 0 0 1 ... Brandon
Wood
ANA 3-5, 31st homer
CAROLINA (A+) -- Nate Spears 2B BAL
1-5, 22nd double, 2 RBI, K, .307 ... Nick Markakis OF
BAL 1-4, R, BB ... Jeff Fiorentino OF BAL 3-5, R, RBI
... Stephen
Head 1B CLE 0-3, BB, K ... Adam Loewen BAL (W,
4-6, 4.15) 5 8 1 1 3 5 ... Nick Pesco CLE (L, 6-8,
3.90) 5-1/3 9 3 0 0 3 ...
Kory Casto 3B WAS 1-3, R, 16th homer, 2 RBI (64), BB, K ...
Jarrod
Saltalamacchia C ATL 2-4, R, 22nd double, 2 RBI, BB, .296 ...
Mon -
Nick Markakis OF BAL 1-3, R, RBI, BB, .294 ... Jeff
Fiorentino OF BAL 2-4, R, double, RBI, K, SB (7), .267 ...
Stephen
Head 1B CLE 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .421 ... Kory Casto
3B WAS 3-5, 3 R, 14th & 15th homers, 3 RBI (62), .298 ... Mike
Hinckley WAS 7 6 2 0 3 3 ... Sun - Kory Casto
3B WAS 2-4, 2 R
FLORIDA STATE (A+) -- No games Tues. Mon
- Guillermo Quiroz TOR 2-3, homer ... Chin-lung Hu SS
LA 4-5, double ... Tony Abreu 2B LA 5-6, double,
homer, 5 RBI ... Jay
Rainville MIN, adjusting nicely to FSL, 6 6 1 1 0 5 ... Sun -
David
Purcey
TOR 4-2/3 6 4 2 2 8 ... Matt Kemp LA 3-5, 2 doubles,
19th homer ... Adam Harben
MIN 9 5 0 0 1 6, 2.33
MIDWEST (A) -- Matt Bush SD 0-3 (.228)
... Michael Ekstrom SD 6 5 1 1 1 5 (12-3, 3.17) ...
Michael
Collins ANA 6th HR (.330) ... Trevor Plouffe
MIN 1-3 (3-8 with 2 doubles Sun/Mon.) ... Chi-Hung Cheng TOR
6 4 2 2 2 5 (3.01) ...
Reid Brignac TB 2-4 (.260) ... Homer Bailey
CIN 2 6 6 6 2 1 (4.88) ... Javier Herrera OAK 3-6,
double, HR (.279) ...
Matt Weber CHN 5 5 5 5 2 3 (3.78) ... Eric
Patterson
CHN 3-5, 2 HR's (8) ... Michael Schlact TEX 3 2/3 9 6
6 2 2 (442) ... Carlos Gonzalez ARZ 4-7, 20th double
(.315) ... Dallas
Trahern DET 9 7 0 0 1 5 (3.27) ... Also from Sun. & Mon -
Sean
Gallagher CHN 6 6 3 3 1 10 (W, 10-3, 1.95) ... Raul
Padron
OAK 2 HR's, and his 14th passed ball ... Luis Cota KC
7 6 2 2 2 5 (3.58)
SOUTH ATLANTIC (A) -- Brad Davis FLA
3-4, double, run ... Blake Dewitt LA 2-4, solo homer
... Neil
Walker PIT 3-5, 2 doubles, 2 rbi, .276 ... Jeff
Corsaletti
BOS 2-4, double, triple, 2 runs ... Hunter Pence HOU
2-4, 2 RBI ... Greg Golson PHI 4-4, double, 3 runs, 2
SB (17) ... Jeff
Jaramillo PHI 3-4, 3 runs, SB ... . Mon - Ambiorix
Concepcion NYN 3-5, triple, RBI, run, SB ... Jeff
Corsaletti
3-5, solo homer, .407 ... Juan Gutierrez HOU 6 9 0 0 0
5, (W, 7-2), 2.10 ... Travis Denker LA 2-3, double,
walk ... Sun -
Trevor Crowe CLE 3-4, walk, 2 SB ... Hunter
Pence HOU 3-4, double, RBI, run ... Neil Walker
PIT 2-5, double, run ...
Jeff Corsaletti BOS 2-5, double, 3 RBI
NEW YORK-PENN (SHORT-SEASON) --
NORTHWEST (SHORT-SEASON) -- John Mayberry
OF TEX 2-4, double, walk, .188 ... Steve Murphy
TEX 3-4, 2 doubles, .342 ... Michael
Massaro OAK, leadoff, 4-5, .342
... Jason Van Kooten COL 1-5, 4th homer
APPALACHIAN (ROOKIE) --
PIONEER (ROOKIE) --
GULF COAST (ROOKIE) -- Elvis Andrus
SS ATL 2-4, double, .316 ... catcher Miguel Bernard
ATL 4-5, homer, 3 RBI, .375 ... Bubba Bell OF BOS 4-5,
triple, .317 ... SS Ivan DeJesus LA 3-3, walk, 4 runs,
.338
ARIZONA (ROOKIE) -- Roberto Valiente OF
TEX 3-3, 2 walks, .373 ... Cubs' 1st rounder Mark Pawelek
can't buy a win, 4 2 1 1 1 3, 0.56 but 0-3 ... Mon - Roberto
Valiente
TEX 3-5, homer, 5 RBI
Troop
Movements ... FLO - Nate Bump DL, Travis Smith up
... ARZ - Kelly Stinnett DL, Koyie Hill up ... LA -
Wilson Alvarez activated from DL ... HOU - Wandy Rodriguez
up, Ezequiel Astacio to AAA ... TOR - Justin
Miller to AAA ... NYA - Ruben Sierra DL, Andy Phillips up, Felix
Rodriguez activated from DL, Darrell May outright to AAA ... TEX -
C.J. Wilson up, Jason Botts to AAA ... BOS -
acquired Adam Hyzdu from SD for Scott Cassidy, Alan Embree
designated for assignment, acquired infielder Tony Graffanino from KC for
Chip
Ambres and Juan Cedeno ... COL - Matt
Holliday activated from DL, Ryan Spilborghs to AAA ...
CHN - Ben Grieve to AAA, traded Jason Dubois to CLE for Jody Gerut.
... CHA - Shingo Takatsu designated for assignment ... MIL -
Wes Obermueller to AAA, Justin Lehr up ...
ANA infield combo tops
Kevin
Goldstein's latest Prospect Hot Sheet at Baseball America.
" ... 1. Brandon
Wood ... scary thing is that Wood actually has picked up
his performance of late, batting .382-5-22 in 14 July games, including a
15-for-26 mark this week with three home runs. Now your minor league leader in
home runs (31) and extra-base hits (64), Wood has seemingly unlimited potential
... 2.
Howie Kendrick ... minor league batting leader
at .384, Kendrick went 12-for-22 in his final five games for Rancho Cucamonga
and didn't lose a beat in his first game for the Travelers, going 2-for-5. That
gave him 11 multihit games in his last 15 ... 7.
Adam
Jones ... batting .341 in 24 games for the Missions to go along
with a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases and possibly the best infield arm in the
minors ... 9. Edwin Encarnacion
... , Since homering in the Triple-A All-Star Game, Encarnacion has gone
9-for-17 with three doubles and a pair of longballs, as he gets ready to take
over at the big league level once the Reds move Joe Randa."
Yikes. One more. Mets Blog reports Philip Humber the
Mets' 1st rounder last season has had Tommy John surgery.
Bryan Smith, The Baseball Analysts,
begins his mid-season prospect update with numbers 31 to 75 :
" ... 75. Jarrod
Saltalamacchia ... Interestingly enough, Salty is a very similar
player to the one he's trying to supplant, Johnny Estrada. I really like Jarrod,
and I would say there is about a decent chance that he becomes a better player
than Brian McCann. Both need to work on their defense, but it appears their bats
will be enough. Atlanta doesn't have very many parks that are good on hitters,
Myrtle Beach being the worst, so we may not get to see Salty's true ceiling for
awhile. But trust me, some of those doubles will start going over the fence
soon."
" ... 65. Miguel
Montero ... current favorite for the Reed-Kinsler breakout
of the year award, Montero is now in AA after making fools of high-A pitchers.
I'm more skeptical of Montero than most players on this list, but that roots
more from his newfound skills than anything else. If this just had been
Francisco Hernandez, I wouldn't be thinking twice about his placement."
" ... 35. Elijah
Dukes ... Let the Rocco Baldelli v. Elijah Dukes debates begin!
Another debate has been happening over at Minor League Ball, where many have
argued against the merits of Dukes against Lastings Milledge. The latter has a
higher ceiling at this point, and that still wins out, especially considering
what he's done since healing from injury. But Dukes screams out Milton Bradley
to me, and has for quite some time."
Among the weekly award winners, TB's Wes Bankston and Jason Hirsh HOU both AA
stars :
" ... Jason
Hirsh ... became Minor League Baseball's first three-time winner
of Pitcher of the Week honors by allowing just one run on seven hits while
striking out 19 in 15 innings of work. The 6-foot-8 right-hander fired his first
career complete game July 11, dominating Springfield in a 1-0 win. He struck out
a season-high 11 in the game while allowing just three hits ...
Hirsh was excellent in his next outing ... .allowing one run on four hits
while striking out eight in six innings ... Texas League leader in
strikeouts with 110 and his 3.03 ERA is the fifth-best mark in the league."
(MLB.com)
" ... first baseman
Wes Bankston hit .467 in four games last week ... hitting
.331 with six home runs and 29 RBI since being promoted to the Southern League
from Visalia on May 31. Bankston was hitting .387 with three home runs and 23
RBI in the California League at the time of his promotion. Baseball America
rates Bankston the number 11 prospect in the Devil Rays' organization. The Devil
Rays selected Bankston in the fourth round of the 2002 draft." (Southern
League)
Our league correspondents : INTERNATIONAL
Herb Walters
/ PACIFIC COAST JDM / EASTERN Ralph Marston /
SOUTHERN
Jason Collette
/ TEXAS Aman Reaka / FLORIDA STATE
Wayne Stevens / CAROLINA Troy Salvior /
CALIFORNIA JDM / MIDWEST
Bob Reed / SOUTH ATLANTIC
Dave Scott
/ NEW YORK-PENN
Harry Almquist / NORTHWEST
JDM
/ APPALACHIAN Scott
Howes
/ PIONEER
Joe
McAnally
/ GULF COAST JDM
/ ARIZONA JDM
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